Stone Circle Be Like I Never Left

Anger bubbled up within him as soon as the call reached his ears. Even so, he knew at once that he wanted to reach the scene before Steady. Maybe he could temper the alpha's reaction, which was liable to be a violent one, all things considered.

Keoni was already there when he arrived. "Stay behind me, Cutie. Remember what happened to Sunny?" he warned, not quite scolding. The words were meant more to hurt Chaska than to correct the girl's behavior, but he still thought she shouldn't be answering calls from the border alone.

He turned to Chaska, features sliding into a blank mask.